If you’re a hip-hop fan who longs for the days when acts like Groove Theory, and Digable Planets, ruled the airwaves, Dana Salzman is an artist that’s right up your alley. A singer and emcee with an extensive background in jazz, Salzman slows things down, and brings hip-hop back to the jazzy, groove oriented era, when listeners could put on an album, kick back, relax, and spend some time with a significant other.

Salzman, who hails from the Bay Area, recently released her third album, titled Deep Down, and I caught up with her to find out more about her music, and how love, sex, pain, and God are all involved.